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[Heiny57]

Thanks, learned sumthin............

[TNBronzeback]

That is correct! its considered "meat fishing" since it removes alot of the sporting aspect. Its a simplified hands on down rigging i guess would be a way to put it. Since the rivers there are so deep its the easiest, most effective way to load the boat. Best night i ever had was sun down to 4am and we boated upwards to 150 walleyes and about 12 salmon and browns mixed in.
Now im in favor of catching fish and having fun, but pulling wire is hard work and straining and to be honest its not alot of fun. Which is why its called meat fishing. Its fun if youve never done it and its a really cool technique, but it is work. Very very precise fishing is why its so effective.

[Fish Whisperer]

This reminds me of the people that used "power lines" to fish from Chicagos lakefront.. They would use fire extinguishers to shoot heavy weights and line into the harbors then slide hundreds of hooks on another line and wait for a bell on on a box to start ringing.. It was fascinating to watch em catch fish, but it made a lot of people mad that they were catching salmon that only charter captains and people with boats had access to.


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[TNBronzeback]

Its really interesting in the different regions of just the United States for example of the different methods and tackle that anglers have developed and pioneered over the years to target a specific pecies in a very specific way. Another method we used in michigan was called chugging. It was basically a 2-3oz. Sinker with a treble hook attached with thin nylon cord. You would load the treble up with minnows or crawlers and drop it to the bottom on usually 20-30 lb. Test attached to a piece of wood and you use the same motion as virtical jigging just bouncing it non stop 4-5" off bottom as you drift down river. It was wonderful for boats with no trolling motor or those who couldnt keep control using jig and rod. You get a hit, set the hook and hand over hand the fish in. Very very tiresome but man did it PRODUCE! very "in you face" to the fish cause it was a big, slow moving chunk of easy eats to a lazy 'eye. I wouldnt do it down here for the safety factor of the multitude of wrist breaking, finger cutting species like big cats and stripers, you just wouldnt be able to fish it properly and still react fast enough to prevent injury! lol....fun way to fish though if you havent honed your rod/boat jigging skills.

[TNBronzeback]

Below is a typical chugging rig. If anybody is intrigued by it and wants to work the biceps while fishing, try making one and give it a try in the river.....might be a secret tip! ;-)

[MNfisher]

Very intersting! Haven't heard of chugging, but saw lots of hand lining on the Mississippi River between WI and MN

[Alphahawk]

When working in Saudi and fishing the Red Sea we would see a Saudi fishing with what we called a "Saudi spinning reel". It consisted of a Pepsi can with 80# test Ande mono spooled on the can. He would have a weight.....hook.....and some sort of bait and would twirl it round and round and let it fly. I saw many times these guys hook and land big snappers.....groupers as big as 60 pounds or more. That was something to see. The ones that fished that way were elderly men with hands so rough and hard they were like steel. I was always amazed when I would see that.



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[MNfisher]

Originally Posted by Alphahawk

When working in Saudi and fishing the Red Sea we would see a Saudi fishing with what we called a "Saudi spinning reel". It consisted of a Pepsi can with 80# test Ande mono spooled on the can. He would have a weight.....hook.....and some sort of bait and would twirl it round and round and let it fly. I saw many times these guys hook and land big snappers.....groupers as big as 60 pounds or more. That was something to see. The ones that fished that way were elderly men with hands so rough and hard they were like steel. I was always amazed when I would see that.



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I have seen that method below JPP dam several times. Not pulling in big grouper and snapper though . Not really pulling anything in.

[TNBronzeback]

Originally Posted by MNfisher

I have seen that method below JPP dam several times. Not pulling in big grouper and snapper though . Not really pulling anything in.

ive seen alot of that below old hickory too! ofcourse once the green truck pulls up, the fellas with those cans/bottles quickly chuck them in the rocks and make tracks to higher ground, in the opposite direction! LOL

[MNfisher]

Originally Posted by TNBronzeback

ive seen alot of that below old hickory too! ofcourse once the green truck pulls up, the fellas with those cans/bottles quickly chuck them in the rocks and make tracks to higher ground, in the opposite direction! LOL

Lol!

[jaycee]

I have seen the can method used on West Fork Stones River.

[agelesssone]

You'll see a lot of that below Old Hickory dam at the lock side rocks. Twirl and throw like a lasso.

And if the "green truck" shows up, just walk away and leave the line in the water.

[creekcrappie]

I see people do the coke can thing all the time on JPP.

[Hammy]

How many of these cans do they fish with?


Hammy

[SAMBOLIE]

Originally Posted by Hammy

How many of these cans do they fish with?


Hammy

I think 6. Just curious if Bud or Miller makes the best can for this. Since Alpha has defected to Japanese reels he probably would use a Kirin can.